NYT Crossword August 23 2026 Answers

All 145 clues from the Sunday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

Constructed by Jill SingerEdited by Will Shortz“Small Change”
PUZZLE GRID22×21 · SPOILERS HIDDEN
1R2A3D4P5H6D7S8F9L10I11R12T13S14H15A16R17K18EMI19L20LAIN21RAWER22PHASEI23DOVE24APENNYSA25VEDISA26PENNYEARNED27TEEN28SY29CPAS30LIMPS31EELS32ABRAHA33MLINC34OLN35IC36AME37GATOR38CANTOR39SNIP40D41U42B43LA44SSI45ASC46E47TIC48T49HETA50U51S52MINT53M54AG55GOTH56EIDER57STINKU58P59LE60O61ROT62WSJ63EEK64NA65RC66A67DELE68ITA69L70I71A72ONE73A74PENNYTWOA75PENNYHOTCR76OSSBUNS77NOSALE78BPLUS79ASHE80NAT81NOD82BOA83E84OS85HO86V87LANE88A89S90ADA91SINN92RE93C94FAIRER95CCLEF96KNEE97I98NG99O100HFUN101SIP102E103LIS104SEA105NCE106GE107T108A109T110A111CRID112T113HEUNION114SHIELD115S116ASH117BO118DHI119RICO120ANTEUP121PUTI122NYOURT123WOCEN124TS125EMMA126UTOPIA127LEMON128NEOS129MENS130NORSE131LEEKS132EDGY133DIS

Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES145 CLUES
ACROSS
1A"Awesome!"3 lettersRAD
4AMany profs4 lettersPHDS
20AReclined4 lettersLAIN
21AMore intense, as an emotion5 lettersRAWER
22AEarly stage of a drug trial6 lettersPHASEI
23APeace symbol4 lettersDOVE
24AAdage promoting thrift25 lettersAPENNYSAVEDISAPENNYEARNED
27AItty-bitty6 lettersTEENSY
29AReturn filers, for short4 lettersCPAS
32AImage on one side of this puzzle's subject14 lettersABRAHAMLINCOLN
38ALiturgical singer6 lettersCANTOR
39AQuick cut4 lettersSNIP
40ASubtitle alternative3 lettersDUB
43AYogurt drink in Delhi5 lettersLASSI
45AMonklike, in a way7 lettersASCETIC
48AAngle variable in geometry5 lettersTHETA
53APeriodical, informally3 lettersMAG
57AMake smelly7 lettersSTINKUP
61A"Balderdash!"3 lettersROT
63A"Omigosh!"3 lettersEEK
64ADrug enforcer, informally4 lettersNARC
68AIts capital is Roma6 lettersITALIA
72ANursery rhyme street vendor's cry30 lettersONEAPENNYTWOAPENNYHOTCROSSBUNS
77AA failed transaction6 lettersNOSALE
78AGood, but not great, grade5 lettersBPLUS
79ATennis great Arthur4 lettersASHE
80A___ King Cole3 lettersNAT
81AFall asleep, with "off"3 lettersNOD
83AGoddess of the dawn3 lettersEOS
85ACar-pooling convenience7 lettersHOVLANE
88ATaco bar adjective5 lettersASADA
91A___ Féin4 lettersSINN
92A___ room3 lettersREC
94AShowing less bias6 lettersFAIRER
95AMusical staff symbol5 lettersCCLEF
99A"Sounds like a blast!"5 lettersOHFUN
101AMini-gulp3 lettersSIP
102ASome Ivy Leaguers4 lettersELIS
106AIntimate5 lettersGETAT
110ABitter5 lettersACRID
115ABadge-pinning site4 lettersSASH
119ASpanish for "wealthy"4 lettersRICO
120AGet in the game?6 lettersANTEUP
126AParadise6 lettersUTOPIA
127APucker producer, perhaps5 lettersLEMON
128AModernists, informally4 lettersNEOS
130AVikings, for example5 lettersNORSE
132ANervous4 lettersEDGY
133ASlam3 lettersDIS
DOWN
3DChange the course of6 lettersDIVERT
5DTwo farthings, informally7 lettersHAPENNY
6DDeny responsibility for8 lettersDISCLAIM
8DMuch of Diego Rivera's work7 lettersFRESCOS
9DYoung Scot3 lettersLAD
10D"You can count on me"5 lettersIWILL
11DIt can become amber5 lettersRESIN
12DStreetcar4 lettersTRAM
13DDoo-wop's ___ Na Na3 lettersSHA
15DIf necessary8 lettersASNEEDED
16DScottish dance4 lettersREEL
17DOffspring4 lettersKIDS
19D"Enemies, a Love Story" actress8 lettersLENAOLIN
22D"GoodFellas" Oscar winner5 lettersPESCI
25DPerspective7 lettersVANTAGE
26DDemonstrate frugality, in a way10 lettersPENNYPINCH
28DGot tinier6 lettersSHRANK
33DHosts, in brief3 lettersMCS
34DTolkien monster3 lettersORC
39DDate night bookings7 lettersSITTERS
44DHaving impeded growth7 lettersSTUNTED
46DBird with an S-shaped neck5 lettersEGRET
47DPlace for pliers8 lettersTOOLCASE
49DMuslim head scarf5 lettersHIJAB
54DNotorious Chicago bootlegger8 lettersALCAPONE
58DWhat a dog uses to shake3 lettersPAW
62DSay something fresh7 lettersWISEOFF
69DOut of this world?5 lettersLUNAR
70DSilly5 lettersINANE
71DFall bloomer5 lettersASTER
73D"Hoarders" network5 lettersAANDE
74DShoe originally known as a "Weejun"11 lettersPENNYLOAFER
76D"Wow!"3 lettersOHH
84DLike many farm stand purchases7 lettersORGANIC
86D"Dodgeball" star Vince6 lettersVAUGHN
87DSpecific charge on an invoice8 lettersLINEITEM
88DCooling units, in brief3 lettersACS
89DPoli-___3 lettersSCI
90DPork-based taco option8 lettersALPASTOR
91DSnowmobile brand6 lettersSKIDOO
93DMade cozy8 lettersCOCOONED
100DLayer of a farm3 lettersHEN
103DLocale for camel racing5 lettersLIBYA
105DChristians' ___ Creed6 lettersNICENE
107DOverflowed (with)6 lettersTEEMED
108DReunion attendees6 lettersALUMNI
111DFries in England5 lettersCHIPS
112DDeuce topper5 lettersTHREE
113D"I'll take another card"5 lettersHITME
114DCheeky5 lettersSASSY
115DLike cotton candy4 lettersSPUN
116DLead-in to pilot or pay4 lettersAUTO
118DGrayish, say4 lettersDULL
123DStir-fry staple3 lettersWOK
124DDress (up)3 lettersTOG
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